news 28 Posted September 30, 2014 Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 385 for the week September 22 - 28, 2014. == Links to UWN == * Wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue385 == In This Issue == * Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) Final Beta released * Welcome New Members and Developers * Ubuntu Stats * Didier Roche: Ubuntu Developer Tools Center: how do we run tests? * Scarlett Clark: Kubuntu: Frameworks 5.2.0 Released and Plasma 5.0.2 is ready for testing. * Costales: Lubuntu 14.04 for Cubieboard 2 * Nekhelesh Ramananthan: A Core App Dev's Workflow * Oracle and Canonical collaborate on support for Oracle Linux on Ubuntu * Ubuntu Touch RTM released: Can it take on Android and iOS? * Unchanging Unicorn: Don't be disappointed with Ubuntu 14.10, be happy * In The Blogosphere * Full Circle Magazine #89 * Other Articles of Interest * Weekly Ubuntu Development Team Meetings * Upcoming Meetings and Events * Updates and Security for 10.04, 12.04 and 14.04 * And much more! == General Community News == === Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) Final Beta released === Adam Conrad, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release team announces the final beta for Ubuntu 14.10. The post includes links to download locations and release notes for many of the images released, which include: "not only the Ubuntu Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products, but also the Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu Studio and Xubuntu flavours." https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-announce/2014-September/000190.html === Welcome New Members and Developers === Developer Membership Board Meeting Minutes for 8 September 2014: * PPU rights for for sosreport & makedumpfile granted to Louis Bouchard (caribou) - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LouisBouchard/Per%20Package%20Uploader%20Application * Core Dev application: Dann Frazier approved: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DannFrazier/CoreDeveloperApplication https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2014-September/002078.html Developer Membership Board Meeting Minutes for 22 September 2014: * MOTU application for Timo Jyrinki (Mirv) approved: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimoJyrinki/DeveloperApplication-MOTU https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-news-team/2014-September/002074.html == Ubuntu Stats == === Bug Stats === * Open (114526) +112 over last week * Critical (243) no change over last week * Unconfirmed (57274) +33 over last week As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad === Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions this week === ==== Most Active Questions ==== * Wired and wireless connections unavailable after upgrade to 14.04 http://askubuntu.com/questions/529868/wired-and-wireless-connections-unavailable-after-upgrade-to-14-04 * Show full name in the user menu does not work in GNOME http://askubuntu.com/questions/529866/show-full-name-in-the-user-menu-does-not-work-in-gnome * Problems connecting to wifi and bluetooth on Lenovo IdeaPad Z370 http://askubuntu.com/questions/529857/problems-connecting-to-wifi-and-bluetooth-on-lenovo-ideapad-z370 * Why do I get "connection refused" errors connecting to a server via SSH? http://askubuntu.com/questions/239605/why-do-i-get-connection-refused-errors-connecting-to-a-server-via-ssh * Another "Some index files failed to download"-error, but there's no 404 error http://askubuntu.com/questions/529865/another-some-index-files-failed-to-download-error-but-theres-no-404-error ==== Top Voted New Questions ==== * What is the CVE-2014-6271 bash vulnerability (Shellshock) and how do I fix it? http://askubuntu.com/questions/528101/ * Can Ubuntu really run all Windows programs? http://askubuntu.com/questions/527159/ * How to display random jokes from www.icndb.com in your terminal? http://askubuntu.com/questions/527448/ * Identify the server I'm working at http://askubuntu.com/questions/527083/ * Why did my highlights turn pink in Xubuntu 14.10? http://askubuntu.com/questions/528116/ People Contributing the best questions and answers this week: muru (http://askubuntu.com/users/158442/muru), KasiyA (http://askubuntu.com/users/283843/kasiya), hexafraction (http://askubuntu.com/users/54298/hexafraction), Sylvain Pineau (http://askubuntu.com/users/32239/sylvain-pineau) and Jacob Vlijm (http://askubuntu.com/users/72216/jacob-vlijm) Ask (and answer!) your own questions at http://askubuntu.com == The Planet == === Didier Roche: Ubuntu Developer Tools Center: how do we run tests? === Didier Roche offers an update on the Ubuntu Loves Developers which is "starting to see multiple awesome code contributions and suggestions." He goes on to share details about how tests are run, including use of pep8 and some details about the small, medium and large tests being run. He concludes by explaining how they're run continuously on various types of VMs and writes "we are pretty hardcore on tests and believe it's the only way to keep quality and a sustainable system" http://blog.didrocks.fr/post/Ubuntu-Developer-Tools-Center%3A-how-do-we-run-tests === Scarlett Clark: Kubuntu: Frameworks 5.2.0 Released and Plasma 5.0.2 is ready for testing. === Scarlett Clark of the Kubuntu team announces the availability of Frameworks 5.2.0 and writes that she has "finished packaging Plasma 5.0.2, it looks and runs great! We desperately need more testers! If you would like to help us test, please join us in IRC in #kubuntu-devel thanks!" http://scarlettgatelyclark.com/2014/kubuntu-frameworks-5-2-0-released-and-plasma-5-0-2-is-ready-for-testing/ === Costales: Lubuntu 14.04 for Cubieboard 2 === Costales writes that he "bought a Cubieboard2 and I made a Lubuntu 14.04 image!" The post explains installation steps, gives some recommended steps after installation and explains the customizations he made to the image. http://thinkonbytes.blogspot.com/2014/09/lubuntu-1404-for-cubieboard-2-nand-dd-installation-fast-easy.html === Nekhelesh Ramananthan: A Core App Dev's Workflow === As a Core App Dev, Nekhelesh Ramananthan shares the workflow he uses for application development, walking readers through the version of Ubuntu running on his primary machine for development and how he handles the running of test suites. He concludes by inviting potential Share this post Link to post
